Have you ever texted with a friend from another country or called a family member who lives abroad? If you have, President Trump could have the ability to secretly spy on these communications.
Congress is voting as soon as tomorrow on whether to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act – an often-abused program the government has used to surveil our phone calls, text messages, and emails without a warrant.
Members of the Trump administration, like Stephen Miller, have openly called for Americans who criticize the government to be investigated. Now, those same government officials are pressuring Congress to extend this program without any reforms.
Tell the Senate to refuse to reauthorize Section 702 without critical safeguards.
Section 702 is a mass warrantless surveillance program that the CIA, FBI, and NSA have abused for years. Presidents of both parties have used it to spy on peaceful protesters, lawmakers, campaign donors, journalists, and even judges. And each time politicians try to rein this dangerous program in, the government uses fear tactics to convince them not to.
Section 702 is up for reauthorization again right now, which means Congress has a choice to make:
They can either take this moment to create real safeguards for our rights, protect our privacy, and keep the government from spying on Americans. Or, they can succumb to pressure from the White House – and give President Trump a blank check to spy on Americans for the rest of his time in office.
Thanks for your action,
Kia Hamadanchy
Pronouns: He, him, his
Senior Policy Counsel, ACLU, ACLU
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004, USA